Lee County Information
Lee in
North Carolina occupies
259 square miles and has a 2006 population of
56,908, a change from a 2000 population of
49,172 and
41,370 in 1990.
12.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.1% percent is 25-35, and
14.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
206 acts of violent crime reported in
Lee in 2004, a change from
156 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,435 people:
5.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4%.
Read more about
Lee, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lee | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 259 sq. miles | Ranked 2,922 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 56,908 | Ranked 874 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 55,747 | |
| Population 2000 | 49,172 | Ranked 928 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 41,370 | Ranked 973 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 78% | |
| African American | 20.2% | |
| Asian American | .7% | |
| Native American | .6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 8.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.9% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 206 | 156 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 3 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 13 | |
| Robberies | 75 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 115 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 2,387 | 2,040 |
| Burglaries | 749 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,473 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 165 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 26,376 | 24,612 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,435 | 990 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4% | 4% |
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